Mindful Living
The Grace of Acceptance
By: Dr. Kathleen Hall, Founder and CEO of Mindful Living Network May is the month of significant rituals. Mother’s Day celebrates and honors the calling to be a mother. We can be a mother of children, animals, plants, projects, coworkers or students. For all of us this annual ritual can bring up positive, rewarding emotions [...]
The Sacred Horse
By: Dr. Kathleen Hall, Founder and CEO of Mindful Living Network It is almost time. The first Saturday in May is about to arrive for the Kentucky Derby, which first ran in 1875. It is one of the most revered traditions in U.S. history. There are mint juleps, beautiful hats, roses and all the fanfare, [...]
Reclaim Your Amma
By: Dr. Kathleen Hall, Founder and CEO of Mindful Living Network The feminine has been celebrated since ancient Greece and throughout the ages in all cultures, religions and spiritualities. When I was at Emory, I was fascinated by the theology of the Amma, the holy mother, governing the early monasteries. The Amma is the CEO [...]
Utilize Scents to be More Aware of Your Body
Humans have used aromatherapy since ancient times, using it for medicinal healing and worship rituals. Our ancestors knew aromas had a great effect upon the body, mind and soul. Lavender is a flowering plant with calming properties and works incredibly well for stress. I have used aromatherapy with my own clients for many years. I [...]
Simple, Mindful Tips to Create Work Life Balance
Most of us race through our lives. Some of us live lives of habituation. When we are unaware of our daily choices and responses, we are living mindlessly. We can become a zombie and lose consciousness of our precious life. We can find ourselves being “swept away” by the current of our thoughts, feelings, worries, [...]
How We are NOT Living Mindfully
By: Dr. Kathleen Hall, Founder and CEO of Mindful Living Network I offer this as an examination and introspection of yourself, the people around you and the community. The greatest challenge we face on earth is our long term survival. We have not been aware and, thus, have created the demise of our planet and [...]
Are You Living an Authentic Life?
By: Dr. Kathleen Hall, Founder and CEO of Mindful Living Network In society, we may experience the philosophical and spiritual gurus continually calling each of us to live an “authentic life.” The word authentic means original, not false or copied, genuine, real. Living an authentic life is an essential human desire and goal that drives [...]
The Science and Soul of Giving
“Helper’s high” is the term used to describe the euphoric feeling we experience when we give to others. As we shift from focusing on our own troubled busy lives, we turn from the shadows of daily life and open our hearts to the magnificent light and love possible this month The Science of Giving Research [...]
The Gift of Anger
By: Dr. Kathleen Hall, Founder and CEO of Mindful Living Network We live in a world where anger is viewed as a negative emotion that should be avoided because anger can damage others and ourselves. Anger is an emotion in our culture that is to be “managed,” thus the growth of anger management classes. We [...]
Spring Cleaning is an Inside Job
A little Spring Cleaning on the inside can change your life! One of the easiest ways to live mindfully and overcome your stress is to do some inner spring cleansing. Just remember the acronym S-P-R-I-N-G. S=Serenity. Rid your mind of pesky inner cob webs! The opposite of stress is serenity. Your body experiences the relaxation [...]
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